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Taking the fuel out of bushfire risk

20 December 2018
Australia’s forest managers will have a better understanding of mechanical fuel load reduction as a tool to reduce bushfire risk thanks to the $1.5 million Mechanical Fuel Load Reduction Trials. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Richard Colbeck, said bush
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Australia-Japan forest products trade strengthened

20 December 2018
The Australian forest industries delegation which visited Japan last week has been hailed a success, forging new relationships with Japanese forest products companies and showcasing Australia’s renewably-sourced wood fibre to Japan’s lucrative wood biomass market, a rapidly-expanding
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MobileTECH 2019 hosts international speakers

20 December 2018
MobileTECH 2019 will play host to a number of international guest speakers and technologies. MobileTECH is one of New Zealand’s largest annual agritech events. Of the over 30 speakers at MobileTECH 2019, close to half are flying into New Zealand to take part in the program. Source: Ti
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

20 December 2018
Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au 52% OF SOFTWOOD CON
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Big River Group expands into Victoria with MB Prefab acquisition

20 December 2018
Big River Group has acquired the assets and trading business of MB Prefab Framing Pty Ltd (MB Prefab) in Geelong, Victoria. MB Prefab is the 14th distribution site for the company, following four other business acquisitions in 2017. It is a key step in Big River’s continued expansion
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New Geelong timber manufacturing factory “industry game-changer”

20 December 2018
Quintessential Equity has hailed the opening of a new Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) processing and offsite manufacturing factory at Avalon Airport’s new industrial precinct, as a major win for both the City of Geelong and the building industry’s march toward more sustainable methods of
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CIFOR REDD lessons and directions publication

18 December 2018
After 10 years of studying and analyzing REDD+ through its Global Comparative Study, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has published a new book, Transforming REDD+: Lessons and new directions, which provides a critical, evidence-based analysis of REDD+ implementat
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Hardwood chips – Vietnam scores and Australia suffers

18 December 2018
The third quarter of 2018 brought developments in East Asia, as Chinese imports of hardwood chips reached a record high and Vietnam expanded its market share at Australia’s expense, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. In the 3Q/18, Chinese importation of hardwood chips reached
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PNG sends forestry students to NZ

18 December 2018
The Timber Forest Training College (TFTC) in Lae, Papua New Guinea has sent six students to New Zealand for employment for the first time this year. This is after 39 years of offering certificates in skills training. College principal Vagi Lovo said this was history for the school dur
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NZ improvements to ETS announced

18 December 2018
New Zealand Forestry Minister Shane Jones announced the first set of improvements to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) – New Zealand’s main tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions – following extensive public consultation. Source: Timberbiz “The ETS is one of the key levers that w
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